Commercial Fisherman Nets 881 lb. Tuna, Confiscated by Feds

A Connecticut commercial fisherman who accidentally caught a giant 881-pound bluefin tuna, but had a permit for it just in case, was forced to cough up the potentially lucrative catch to federal regulators because the fish was caught it a net.

For one New Bedford fisherman, the big one that got away was the one that was taken away — by federal fisheries agents. Carlos Rafael, owner of Carlos Seafood, has 15 boats that hunt for groundfish like haddock and flounder, but they have tuna permits just in case.